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I got a freelance job offer a while ago and went in for two-day training. The company head said in writing that we would be paid $200 just for the training. He also said, well before the training, that they had already received a lot of projects and so there would be plenty of work for us once the training is over.

After the training, for creepy reasons, I was asked not to go to the training anymore. I got another freelance job and decided not to go anyway. My friend refused to go to further training.

All these happened a month ago. A few days ago I sent a rather polite email asking for the check which the company owner said he would send to me/us. This morning, I got a "cease and desist" email letter from the company requesting that I do not contact them anymore.

It is true that I sent an email, after being told that there would be no job for me, expressing my dissatisfaction with their lack of professionalism. nonetheless I never harass them or anything.

what should i do? I've never dealt with such creeps before. apparently they want to silence me.

Anonymous User wrote:I got a freelance job offer a while ago and went in for two-day training. The company head said in writing that we would be paid $200 just for the training. He also said, well before the training, that they had already received a lot of projects and so there would be plenty of work for us once the training is over.

After the training, for creepy reasons, I was asked not to go to the training anymore. I got another freelance job and decided not to go anyway. My friend refused to go to further training.

All these happened a month ago. A few days ago I sent a rather polite email asking for the check which the company owner said he would send to me/us. This morning, I got a "cease and desist" email letter from the company requesting that I do not contact them anymore.

It is true that I sent an email, after being told that there would be no job for me, expressing my dissatisfaction with their lack of professionalism. nonetheless I never harass them or anything.

what should i do? I've never dealt with such creeps before. apparently they want to silence me.

It's not worth your time to pursue a claim for $200, even in small claims court.

A C&D isn't a real threat of litigation, it's more like they're hoping that you see a law firm's name on the letterhead and shit your pants and leave them alone.

Nonetheless, as I said earlier, even if you have the best claim in the world for that $200, it's just not worth it. You're going to lose almost 1/2 of that just paying court fees and to serve the company...